Key facts

The inside scoop on Common Purpose - who we are, what we do and how we do it

1. Common Purpose is a leadership development organisation that aims to improve the way society works by increasing the number of informed individuals who are actively involved in shaping the future of the areas in which they live and work.
   
   
2. Common Purpose was founded in 1989 by Julia Middleton.
   
   
3. Since then, over 20,000 emerging leaders have completed a Common Purpose programme.
   
   
4. More than 70 per cent of FTSE 100 companies have used Common Purpose for professional development.
   
   
5. Common Purpose operates throughout the UK and world-wide in Germany, Ireland, South Africa, Sweden, Hungary and the Netherlands.
   
   
6. Common Purpose's network extends to over 100,000 leaders from around the UK.